updateip.sh

#!/bin/bash

nic_bridge="en0"

# Init; Do not change.
appliance=${1}
vm_name=False
vm_pretty_name=False

# Get informations about the given Appliance (Name, OS-Type, IE-Version)
get_vm_info() {
  vm_info=$(VBoxManage import "${appliance}" -n)
  chk fatal $? "Error getting Appliance Info"

  vm_name=$(echo "${vm_info}" | grep "Suggested VM name" | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
  vm_pretty_name=$(echo "${vm_info}" | grep "Suggested VM name" | awk -F'"' '{print $2}' | sed 's/_/-/g' | sed 's/ //g' | sed 's/\.//g')
  vm_os_type=$(echo "${vm_info}" | grep 'Suggested OS type' | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
  vm_ie=$(echo "${vm_name}" | awk -F' -' '{print $1}')
}

copyto() {
  # $1 = filename, $2 = source directory, $3 destination directory
  if [ ! -f "${2}${1}" ]
  then
    echo "Local file '${2}${1}' doesn't exist"
  fi
  execute "VBoxManage guestcontrol \"${vm_name}\" copyto \"${2}${1}\" \"${3}${1}\" --username 'IEUser' --password 'Passw0rd!'"
}

get_vm_info
# Create a hosts file
if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]
then
  # This makes sense on a mac
  ifconfig ${nic_bridge} | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2 " hubhost"}' > /tmp/hosts
else
  # This works on Ubuntu
  ifconfig ${nic_bridge} | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2 " hubhost"}' | sed 's/addr://' > /tmp/hosts
fi
# Send it to the VM
copyto hosts /tmp/ "C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts"